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Ostrea angasi. Image Credit: Wikipedia Australian high school students have taken part in an underwater experiment aimed at bringing native oyster reefs back to Coffin Bay in South Australia. After receiving SCUBA training, the students helped place 28 restoration units across different sites in the bay. The structures were made from old oyster shells inside…

A Gilded Age mansion built after a scandal that shook early 20th-century American high society has gone on the market for $3.5 million. The estate, known as The Crossways, stands on Adin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The street was once called “Millionaire’s Row” because of its many grand homes built by industrialists who ran the…

In 2003, Sean and Melodye Rooney bought Montana land; 23 years later, their 57 acres were protected (Image Credit: Flathead Land Trust) A piece of Montana land that the Rooney family has called home for more than two decades will remain undeveloped for generations to come. Sean and Melodye Rooney have placed a conservation easement…

When Doug and Carolyn Kohrs first visited Montana’s Flathead Valley from their home in Minnesota, they were drawn to the landscape along the Stillwater River. In 2005, they bought 20 acres beside the river, already believing that the land should remain protected. Over the next 17 years, the couple gradually assembled 655 acres of rich…

A former governor of Maine built one of North America’s largest state parks piece by piece over three decades. He paid for every purchase with his own money after efforts to use public funds failed. Percival P. Baxter made his first purchase, 5,960 acres around Mount Katahdin, in 1930. By the time he made his…

When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil and Refining Company. Local land brokers offered to show him what they called the most beautiful spot in Texas, a hidden oasis of clear streams,…

FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is stepping down from his post after just over a year at the US law enforcement agency, saying he is leaving to return to his family in Missouri.Bailey, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, announced his resignation on Monday after joining the FBI from…

Many Indian Green Card applicants see a sudden status change pertaining to their case. Several Indian Green Card applicants reported an unexpected change in their status online which says their case “requires USCIS to send a notice”. Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy said this has led to a great deal of anxiety but this is most…

Redditor shares struggles adjusting in India after living in the US for years. A Redditor who came back to India six months ago after spending years in the US shared the feeling of loneliness in India, even though he moved closer to his family and the relocation was also because of his family. While many…

A University of Florida student alleged racial abuse near the campus and posted a video of the harasser. A University of Florida student has posted a video of another student harassing him on the road near the university campus, calling him names and hurling homophobic slurs on him. Posting the video on the university’s unofficial…